The Tragedian

We built a house out of flowers and flames
We indulged in a deadly kiss
We dangled our hearts on uncertain strings
Over the precipice
But the petals are sour
And love lasts an hour
Nothing will happen
The sun will go down
At the slightest doubt
The fire will go out
And love will relinquish her crown

Oh why
Must I die
Before I learn to fly?
And how high
Shall I fall
If I'm to reach Heaven at all?
I'm over the wall

Let's go back to the previous track
Back where the sidewalk begins
Let's carve our hearts in the clouds
So our passions can rule again
Shall we admire the liar
On the landscape of fire
With brimstone on his breath?
Shall we join the rebellion
Of sad
Sexy hellions
And the transient pleasures of death?

Oh why
Must I die
Before I learn to fly?
And how high
Shall I fall
If I'm to reach Heaven at all?
I'm over the wall

If it would do any good
I would meet you in hell
But you won't bring hell into me
Nothing you say
Will lead me astray
From my destiny
But my heart is in stitches
And dreams with the fishes
Under the starry sea
Cuz we all know that beauty
Has no sense of duty
But a great sense of tragedy

©2014 Nathan Payne